After a 2-1 loss to England on Friday, the Croatia U-21's face the Three Lions again in Vinkovci Tuesday night. The Croatians will need a victory in the second match of their Euro 2015 playoff or their run will be over. With an away goal in England already to their name, all Croatia would need is a 1-0 win to get them into the 8-team tournament next summer. Marko … [Read more...] about U-21s lose 2-1 to England, Euro dream over
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Croatia destroy Azerbaijan 6-0 to stay perfect
By 309 CommentsHRVATSKA Starting XI: Subašić, Srna, Ćorluka, Vida, Pranjić, Brozović, Modrić, Rakitić, Kovačić, Kramarić Mandžukić Well, where has that been? And I'm not talking about the scoreline or the goals. But I'm talking about the speed and urgency from this Croatian side. Just three days ago, Croatia played one of their poorest matches to date in Bulgaria; needing an … [Read more...] about Croatia destroy Azerbaijan 6-0 to stay perfect
Croatia escape Bulgaria with own goal victory
By 360 CommentsIf Croatia's mission for Bulgaria was to show up, do the bare minimum and squeak out a 1-0 win, they absolutely succeeded Friday night. In one of the most disappointing games to date, there was more action off the field than on when Croatia took on Bulgaria in Sophia in Euro 2016 qualifying. The usual stars were out on the pitch, including Mario Mandžukić, Luka … [Read more...] about Croatia escape Bulgaria with own goal victory
Outraged Observations: The Return of Ivan Perišić
By 56 CommentsWritten by Allen "Outraged" Strk After a lackluster 2-0 victory over Malta in September, Croatia are back in action for two European qualifiers in a 4-day span starting Friday. A trip to Bulgaria and a home game against Azerbaijan awaits Croatia, as they look to continue to gel under manager Niko Kovač. The lingering questions at the holding midfielder and left … [Read more...] about Outraged Observations: The Return of Ivan Perišić
U-21s take on England for spot at Euro
By 49 CommentsAs the Croatian senior side takes on Bulgaria and Azerbaijan this week in Euro 2016 qualifying, the U-21's have a home and away playoff with England which will put the winner in the 8-team Euro 2015 tournament next summer. Alen Halilović, Tin Jedvaj, Ante Rebić and company face the England 21's on October 10th in Wolverhampton with the return leg in Vinkovci four days later. … [Read more...] about U-21s take on England for spot at Euro
MaxTV Prva League – Week 11
By 26 CommentsDinamo Zagreb is back on track with a 3-0 win against Lokomotiva on Sunday thanks to a hat trick by Angelio Henriquez. Dinamo was coming off a loss against Slaven Belupo last week and a a tough loss on the road to Celtic in the Europa League. It was important for the team to get back to winning ways. Zoran Mamić made a few changes to the line up compared to the … [Read more...] about MaxTV Prva League – Week 11
Rijeka Denied at the Death, Dinamo Fall in Close match in Glasgow
By 52 CommentsThe inability to finish was the name of the game in Dinamo’s 1-0 loss to Celtic in Glasgow today. It’s hard to say who was the better team as Celtic won the match, but Dinamo came inches from tying the game several times throughout the match, most notably with Eduardo Wilson’s attempt on target from 25 yards that struck the crossbar. Celtic started the match with … [Read more...] about Rijeka Denied at the Death, Dinamo Fall in Close match in Glasgow
MaxTV Prva Liga Week 10
By 9 CommentsDinamo Zagreb drew to a disappointing 0-0 draw against last-place Slaven Belupo over the weekend in Koprivnicia. This is the first time Dinamo has been held scoreless in a league match since Oct. 19 away at RNK Split. Elvis Scoria has taken the reigns at Slaven and is hoping to turn the club’s season around. The match was Dinamo’s last chance to prepare for their … [Read more...] about MaxTV Prva Liga Week 10
Barca fall in Paris, Porto shock Shakhtar
By 34 CommentsTuesday Ivan Rakitić and Barcelona never got it going against an Ibrahimović-less PSG side in Paris Tuesday night, losing 3-2. The Barca defense had holes all night long, letting PSG get away with soft goals. Rakitić was responsible for PSG's second goal as he did not cover Marco Verratti properly on the back post following a corner. He was subbed off in the 69th minute … [Read more...] about Barca fall in Paris, Porto shock Shakhtar










